Secondary schools in Cannock
5 secondary schools in Cannock, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Cannock in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Cannock first 757 times for 776 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Staffordshire authority's 49 schools. One of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kingsmead School, to 1.15 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Cannock Chase High School
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
- Kingsmead School
- Staffordshire University Academy
- Norton Canes High School
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Browse by authority: Staffordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.